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PLAYERS / FLYNN PEREZ
Updated 17 May 2026

Flynn Perez

#125/177·Bye Rd 12
DEF
Price $151kBE 22Owned 16%Bye Rd 12Avg 60.5
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
◉ WATCH

Perez scored 55 in R6 as Hawthorn scraped home by 3 over Port Adelaide — he's cleared the 15 BE again but cash gen has stalled at $0. The red flag is R7: he's listed as emergency, with community split on whether to trade him in and one explicit 'don't trade in Perez' event from a T3 source. Two games of clearing his BE is good, but job security remains fragile at 16% ownership.

Signals3/3 · All signals align
Form
Stable
Trajectory
+$3k/wk
Consistency
Consistent
Recent formSeason avg 61
55▼
57▼
64▲
Comparable PicksWhy this comparison · Same primary position (DEF), ±$200k price band

Flynn Perez

DEF

Jackson Archer

DEF
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Form
R4
64
R5
57
R6
55
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Pricing
Price$151k
Price$150k
Breakeven22
Breakeven22
Cash/wk+$3k
Cash/wk+$0k

Decision

Should I trade Flynn Perez?

Form, breakeven, and a comparable replacement weighed up.

Intel feed

Recent intel

Breakout Signal· T3

Flynn Perez had a strong VFL performance (29 disposals, 1 goal, 8 marks, 6 rebound 50s) while out of Hawthorn AFL team. Community and review author both calling for him to replace Maginness in the team.

u/Kind_Security_9931 (review post, score 41) on r/hawktalk
Community Intel· T4

Listed as emergency R7 — community warns looping emergencies is at-own-risk (cites ZZ loophole fail last week). Workable if late team changes watched.

r/AFLSupercoach: Can I loop Perez to get grundys Vc score?
Community Intel· T3

Flynn Perez (HAW) is the most popular downgrade target but community has job security concerns. Despite popularity, his spot in the side is not guaranteed.

u/Empty-Dragonfly-7939 on r/AFLSupercoach
Community Intel· T3

Flynn Perez (HAW) being brought in as a cheap defender option. Coach notes there are few other affordable defenders available, making Perez the default choice for trade-in this round.

u/ReasonablePage8508 on r/AFLSupercoach
Community Intel· T3

Community member explicitly advising against trading in Perez alongside Fawcett as a downgrade/rookie option.

u/AccurateSituation317 on r/AFLSupercoach
R5Trade In Trending· T1

#1 most traded in this round with 10,119 trades (11.7% of coaches)

Source
Vest Risk· T3

Community expressing concern about Perez's job security and price generation ceiling. Multiple users debating whether he's worth picking up.

u/MarketOk3786 on r/AFLSupercoach
Community Intel· T3

Perez emerging as a defensive rookie pickup option this week for owners restructuring after trading out Buderick.

u/Spagm00 on r/AFLSupercoach
Community Questions

What people are asking about Flynn Perez

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  • Where should Joshua Weddle play — remain on the wing or move back to half-back and defence?
    J. WeddleDEFTop: Keep him on the wing — goalkicking will come (40%)
    19
  • What is Hawthorn's best 23 when fully healthy?
    UnknownTop: Chol and Day in; Dear and Maginness out (60%)
    12